Since ancient times, the law has made it illegal to impersonate someone to do something wrong. In modern times, it is not an easy task to impersonate others to cheat money and deceive people, after all, there are many ways to identify a person's authenticity.
But in ancient times, there was not so good technology, and it was easy to impersonate a person.
In the Qing Dynasty, there was a drama chongfu pretending to be the Guangxu Emperor to do a blessing,
However, the local official is not stupid, and finally revealed his identity, you can imagine the fate of this play.
Coincidentally, there have been instances of impersonating kings abroad. In the Persian kingdom of 600 BC, an uprising broke out over the brutality of Cambyses II, and then a monk posed as a prince to return to the throne after the war, and deceived everyone.
The rise of Persia
In 600 BC, China was in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. One was born in the southern part of the Iranian plateau in Europe
Powerful monarchy of Persia.
Their founding emperor was known as "Cambyses I".
Under his leadership, Persia absorbed the civilization of the East and gradually grew from a small state to a vast empire. Cambyses I was also known locally as the "King of Kings",
He ushered in the greatest age of persia.
Later, he passed on to his son Cyrus the Great. He was wise and mighty, and during his reign he fought constantly,
Defeated 3 empires, including the Medes and the Neo-Babylon,
The territory that brought India to the Mediterranean was unified, and people called him the "Father of the Nation of Iran".
Cyrus the Great then renamed the country the Achaemenid Dynasty, later known as the First Persian Empire. With the expansion of its territory, the Persian Empire reached unprecedented strength both economically and culturally.
The Persian Empire had a very high status in ancient history,
He is the only country that has spanned three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa.
It's unbeatable.
Under the leadership of Cyrus the Great, the inhabitants of these areas had a stable life for a long time to come.
At the beginning of the Persian state, because there was no template to imitate, any policy formulation and normative regulations were in the process of continuous improvement.
Because of the vast territory and the large number of nationalities, many problems have arisen in management.
But due to the youthfulness and ease of the Persian system, these contradictions were not fatal. But it wasn't until Cyrus the Great died and his son Cambyses II succeeded to the throne that his brutality brought the country back into turmoil.
The brutality of Cambyses II
Li Shimin once said that "water can carry a boat and can also overturn a boat", this sentence means that the monarch is a boat, the people are water, if they can't become a Ming Jun to share the worries of the people, then they will one day overturn this "boat".
This is true for monarchs of any dynasty or country. Cambyses II was far behind his father. This difference was mainly reflected in his personality, but this personality was fatal and gradually affected the operation of the imperial court.
Cambyses II had a very violent personality, and he suffered from epilepsy,
The disease was incurable at that time and would accompany him throughout his life. Because of this disease, his personality has become more and more violent, and he is very sensitive to anything.
Immediately after he succeeded to the throne, he sent an army to attack Egypt, then occupied the capital of Egypt, capturing the Egyptian pharaohs and princesses and princes alive. To celebrate his victory, Cambyses II gathered them in a clearing and ordered the princesses to put on slave costumes to fetch water.
The princesses have never suffered this humiliation since they were young, and they cry bitterly, and the more they cry, the more they cry,
Cambyses II laughed more arrogantly.
Later, he launched a war against Ethiopia, but was defeated by the other side and had to run back to Egypt.
After eating the defeat, Cambyses II was depressed and suffered from epilepsy,
As soon as the onset of the disease he becomes moody,
His ministers trembled every day. One day he called out to his minister and asked, "What kind of person do the Persians think of me, and what do they say about me?" ”
The minister said: "Naturally it is praiseworthy of Your Majesty, but some people say that you are not very good at drinking." Cambyses II was displeased when he heard this, and said, "Last time someone said that I was better than my father in drinking, and the only thing that was inferior to my father was that I didn't have a wonderful son like him."
Later, in order to verify whether the Persians were lying, he pulled the minister's son over and said, "Your son is outside, and if I can shoot an arrow through his heart, it means that the Persians are lying, and if not, I have lost my mind."
Then he drew his bow and shot an arrow, which hit the heart of the minister's son, and he smiled contemptuously:
"Sure enough, the Persians were wrong."
He cares a lot about what others say about him, which is one of the reasons for his tyranny.
Cambyses II's sensitive thoughts, in addition to these, were his distrust of his brother Bardia.
He always thought his brother would seize the throne,
So he sent someone back to Persia to kill him secretly. After his brother's death, his queen often washed her face with tears because she remembered her brother.
Cambyses II's brutality sparked popular discontent in both Egypt and Persia, and an uprising broke out.
Gomeda Uprising
Gomeda was a Zoroastrian monk in the Persian palace, and anyone who had read the Book of the Dragon Slayer knew that the Ming Religion was a branch of the Persian religion, and they all had common beliefs and disciplines.
When Cambyses II killed his brother Bardia, the news did not go out. Many Persians still feel that Prince Bardia is still alive.
And Gomeda, who lived in the palace, already knew everything.
So in the mood of the Persian people's growing dissatisfaction with Cambyses II, Gomeda, pretending to be the prince of Bardia, rose up and in 522 BC staged a coup d'état in the Persian capital of Ecpatana.
He deposed Cambyses II and established himself king of Persia.
Subsequently, in order to win the hearts and minds of the people, Gomeda issued a series of decrees, among which the exemption of all people in Persia for three years of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes was supported by the people, and the Persian people supported Gomda's succession to the throne.
In the persian civil unrest, Cambyses II immediately sent troops back to the dynasty to prepare to regain the throne. But just as he was about to get on the horse, the button of the saber worn around his waist suddenly popped open.
The knife fell down and scratched his thigh.
For this reason, Cambyses II had to return to the palace for treatment first, and sent a general back to Egypt first. However, the general and the vanguard troops encountered a sandstorm on the way, and the whole army was destroyed.
Cambyses II also had a seizure soon after, coupled with the suppuration of the wound, and died.
At this time, Gomeda was in complete control of the Situation of the Persian Dynasty, and he ascended the throne as Bardia. He then brought the former emperor's empress and concubines to serve him, and in order not to leak the flaws, he killed all those who knew Bardia well.
However, Gommada itself is the biggest flaw,
When he was young, his ears were cut off for making a mistake.
One day, after he went to bed with the queen, he was inadvertently seen by the queen for his flaws, and the queen shouted: "There must be something wrong with this."
But the queen did not speak out, but told her father about the incident the next day, and then they gathered the Persian nobles
Kill Gomeda.
Knowing that the queen was the one who knew Bardia best, Gomelda kept her because of her lust for beauty, but unexpectedly planted it on her hands. Many people may say, why is it only now discovered that Gomeda is counterfeit?
Because persians like to wear headscarves in public, cover their faces tightly, and leave only a pair of eyes, which is why Gormuda can hide from the eyes of many people. However, counterfeiting is counterfeiting after all, and there will always be a day when it will be debunked.